FMCSA revises the hours of service (HOS) regulations to provide greater flexibility for drivers subject to those rules without adversely affecting safety.  

The Agency:  

(1) expands the short-haul exception to 150 air-miles and allows a 14-hour work shift to take place as part of the exception; 

(2) expands the driving window during adverse driving conditions by up to an additional 2 hours;  

(3) requires a 30-minute break after 8 hours of driving time (instead of on-duty time) and allows an on-duty/not driving period to qualify as the required break; and  

(4) modifies the sleeper berth exception to allow a driver to meet the 10-hour minimum off-duty requirement by spending at least 7, rather than at least 8 hours of that period in the berth and a minimum off-duty period of at least 2 hours spent inside or outside of the berth, provided the two periods total at least 10 hours, and that neither qualifying period counts against the 14-hour driving window. 

For information on the revised rule please visit: 

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/site...

Source: Blakeman & Associates/FMCSA